In an unprecedented move on Tuesday, NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh ordered the cancellation of all non-urgent surgery until at least February.

One hospital doctor, Chris Turner, tweeted: "It's 0400 and I've been lying awake for the last hour worrying about how we manage the department when my shift starts in 12 hours time".

According to Dr Nick Scriven from the Society for Acute Medicine, the problem "is as bad as I've ever known".

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has apologised to patients in England who have had their operations postponed. Chief executive of Warrington and Halton Hospitals Mel Pickup said the overcrowding and pressures now faced by hospital staff were the worst in 30 years.

Some hospitals have barely had a single free bed since mid-November, recording night after night of being "100 per cent" full.

Non urgent procedures and some outpatient appointments have been cancelled until at least next month to help A&E departments cope with winter demand.

"We do definitely need a better long term sustainable plan for how we're going to get the right amount of funding into both health and social care", she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

The board's office-based employees were asked to consider volunteering to help their colleagues in hospitals and GP practices by taking on cleaning and administrative roles over the next five days.

But it said cancer operations and time-critical procedures should go ahead as planned.

Theresa May, speaking after visiting homeowners who had benefited from stamp duty reforms in Berkshire, paid tribute to NHS staff and pledged operations would be rescheduled "as soon as possible".

Mrs Griffiths said: "Our teams have worked extraordinarily hard this Christmas and New Year and, despite the very challenging circumstances, they have done it, yet again, with exemplary skill, kindness and compassion".

"Like many trusts we have seen a high number of very sick patients in our hospitals with complex health needs, which means despite our best efforts due to the demand we are not able to admit all patients for their routine operations as planned".

"I would also like to thank everyone who has been assisting us - from those only using A&E when absolutely necessary, to families helping loved ones leave hospital in a timely way to release beds for others in need".

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Mark Nevinson, a nurse at James Cook Hospital, tweeted that he was "ashamed of the substandard care we are now offering". The number of people suffering from flu in Scotland has doubled compared with the same time previous year .

Selectors have also recalled the Durham seamer Wood, who returns to the Test squad for the first time since previous year . The two-Test series between New Zealand and England begins on March 22 at Eden Park, Auckland.

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Widnes coach, Denis Betts, also described Ottio as a person of great character who was excited to be following his dreams. A 23-year-old rugby league player has died because of a "sudden health issue".

The workers, one of whom was pushing an empty wheelchair, ignored Baraka as he asked whether there was a supervisor available. A review is now being conducted into the incident and disciplinary action could be taken against the employees involved.

Max Allegri of Juventus and Luis Enrique , who quit as Barcelona boss previous year , are the leading contenders to replace him. It's the Premier League manager version of the east coast versus west coast hip-hop beef from the 1990s.

Gross sales from the department store business were 1.034 billion pounds in the period, while Waitrose contributed 928 million. Tesco reported record sales and volumes in the four weeks to Christmas Day with a 2.3 per cent rise in third quarter sales.

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